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To @ZZ whom it may concern: Beit known that l, LEE `W. BLELER, a citi- `Zen` of the United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful lmprovement in Cutting Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the` accompanying drawings, which form a part of the saine.

Anfobject of my invention is to provide a machine adapted `to cut commodities, yeast for instance, in predetermined lengths which may be fedltherein in continuous streams or otherwise. i Another object of my invention is to pro-I vide amachine adapted to cut off a section of` i such commodity with the downward' stroke of the cutting element and another `section of the commodity with the upward `Another object of my invention is to cut said commodity perpendicularly while the backthe cutting element after each stroke to such position that upon each suc- Y same is in continuous motion, the cutting element traveling with the commodity at the same forward speed as said commodity duringl the cutting operation.`

`Another obj ect of my invention is to bring cutting cessive cutting stroke `the material will be cut perpendicularly.

.Another object of my invention isto provide means for settingin motion the cutting elementbv the action of the traveling commodity upon a lever which it engages `and then immediately accelerating the further movement of said lever out of the path of saidl commodity.

Another object of my invention is to reg `ulate the size and weight of the out" sections. Other objectswill be apparentin this specification and" theaccompanying drawings. y i. y

`Referring now to the drawings, Figure 1 isa plan. view looking down on `themachine from the top.

Figp2 is a side" elevation taken along the flineBL-B of Fig.f1,partly in section and partly in dotted outline.`

Fig. 311s a cross sectional view takenalong the line a-.-a of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrow;

Fig. 4: is aicrossfsection taken along the line `E--E of Fig. 2, looking in the `direction of the arrow. u i i Specicaton of LettersPatent.`

` rat-@need June 10,1919.

Application filed September 15, 1916. Serial 1\To"120,244.

i Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the machine partly in cross-section. i i

Fig. 6 is an inside elevation looking in the direction fromthe near side of Fig. l, the near frame of the machine having been removed. p i

Fig. 7 is an elevation side of the machine of Fig. 6 showing the near side frame: in the background, and

Figs. 8 and 9 are side elevations with the frame removed partly` in cross-section and partly in dotted lines showing the platform, cam and Geneva wheel operations. 1`

This application is a companion application to application for patent of Lee W. Bleier, Serial Number 120245 carrier: machines, filed Septemberulti, 1916. The carrierl machine application referred to fully describes the method of discharging the cut commodity from `the machine of the present from the opposite i application and while the carrier machine is illustrated generally at the left of Fig. 1 of the drawings accompanying this speciicaeferringnow in detail to the drawings in which the same reference characters refer to theusame parte throughout, 1 and lA `represent the frameof the machine. in'this frame is themain driving shaft 53 on which are splined and travel therewith the sprocket wheela and the ratchet wheel 12. `The. sprocket lwheel 46 engages the chain 80G which in turn engages the wheel 47. This sprocket wheel 47 is splined to the pulley shaft 7 5, carried in the frame of the machine, on which is mounted and travels therewith the pulley wheel 19, carrying the belt C. .i

InFigu 7 the ratchet wheel 12 is shown out of engagement with `the pawl 11 carried. by the pawl diskr 13. `This pawl 11 when not influenced' by theflocking lever 9 acting on the pawl'lever 10 is spring-pressed into operative position with the sprocketA ratchet wheel 12,`

Mounted andxtravels withsaid ratchet wheel, carrying i with it the pawl disk 13 which is suitably mounted for thatpurpose. In the position showninFig. 7 the ratchet wheel istraveling idly with the maindriving shaft 53. The pawldisk 13 isicarried `on the main sleeve 51` of the main driving shaft `53, and is subjectedto operation by the releasing of the pawl 11 on the pawl kdisk 13 and the engage pivotally ment thereof with the ratchet wheel 12. EX- tending between the main driving shaft 53 and the main sleeve 51 is a stationary sleeve 52 on which is keyed the arm 45 which is held rigid with the frame of the machine by the pin 45', which extends through the said arm 45 at one end and at the other end through the frame of the machine, and holds the sleeve 52 stationary. Mounted on the sleeve 51 and adapted to travel therewith are the Geneva arm 14 and the gear wheel 44. This Geneva arm is provided with a roller 95 Vwhich is adapted to successively engage the scallops 81 of the Geneva wheel 15, thus giving the said wheel intermittent movements of one-quarter turn each. The Geneva wheel 15 is mounted on and operates a counter shaft 54, on the other end of which is splined the gear wheel 16 which imparts an intermittent movement to the gear wheel 17 which is one-half the peripheral circumference of its intermeshing gear 16. This gear wheel 17 is mounted on the shaft 59 andis provided with a crank 17 linked with the stud 36 through the pivot andslink 35. The stud 36 has securely bolted torfit the slide 37 mounted' on which is the bracket 34 supporting the shaft 64 in the bearing 82. On this shaft are splined standards 31 and 32 at the opposite ends of which are mounting means 41 and 41 for the cutting element 42, here illustrated as wire, and adjustment means inthe form of a tension screw 40. As will be hereafter explained this cutting element is given an are movement, being a combination of an up and down movement in which direction it cuts and a horizontal'movement to compensate for the moving of the commodity subjected to the cutting operation.

For the purpose of guiding the cutting element in its perpendicular movements there is provided a shoulder stud 33 on the standard 31, which shoulder stud operates in the guide path H controlled by the slide 2. The slide 2 is adapted to slide horizontally and for that purpose is mounted in bearings S3. This slide 2 in its operation is controlled by lever 29 mounted on shaft 76 which also has splined thereto the Adepending arm 62 which in turn is pivotally linked with the pawl 7. A pin A projects from the lever 62 extending over the end of the slide 2 and engages the same so as to return the said slide to the original position through the operation of said depending arm 62 by the pawl 7. This pawl rests on the pin 84 hich projects from the frame of the machine, and in operation the pawl engages the pin 8 which projects from the slide 2. The locking lever 9 is forked at one end so as to engage with and be controlled by the pin S. The other end of this lever is adapted to engage with pawl lever 10 and hold the same in such position as to prevent the pawl 11 from engaging with the ratchet wheel 12. This pawl lever 10 is provided with a pin 100 which is adapted to ride over the pawl 11 when the said lever is released by the reciprocation of the pawl 7 thus throwing the end of the locking lever 9 out of contact with the pawl lever 10. Upon such condition happening the pawl 11 is spring pressed into the ratchet wheel 12 and is carried therewith together with the pawl disk 13 and all of the members on the sleeve 51.

IThe lever 62 is connected to the frame of the machine by a spring S5, and the stud 36 is linked to the frame of the machine by the spring S6. Y The cams 18 and 19 are splined on the sleeve y57. These cams are illustrated to show the line of travel of the rollers 69 and 68 respectively. 1n practice these cams are provided with races or guide paths for said rollers controlling the direction of travel of said rollers along the lines of the cams outlined. The roller 68 which is controlled by cam 19 is connected with and controls link 23 which is secured to theV shaft 72 and rocks the same. Links 24, 24 areV also secured to said shaft 72 and are rocked thereby and at the ends of said links 24, 24 are pivoted the platforms 27, 27 pivoted on to parallel levers 25, of which only one is shown but the arrangement corresponds to levers 24 and 24 which in turn are pivoted at 71 in the frame of the machine as shown. It will be seen that the rocking of the shaft 72 will give the platforms 27 ,v 27 anV arcuate movement. Between these platforms 27, 27 the carrier belt C is adapted to travel and the said platforms are so arranged as to lower commodities which have been cut into predetermined lengths onto the traveling belt and be carried thereby.

The roller 69 which'is controlled by the cam 18 is connected with the link 21 which with the link 22 is pivoted to the frame of the machine at 65, and the said link 22 is pivotally linked to the lever 28 through the link 26 as shown. This lever 28 in turn is whichplatforms are also splined on the shaft 76. At the end of the link 21 is a pin 60 which projects into the path of the lever 22 effecting an operative contact between the links 21 and 22 so that link 22 is limited in its movementwith ref erence to link 21. Pin 30 is connected with slide 2 and operates in slot S in the frame of the machine and Vlimits the reciprocal movement of slide 2. The lever 29 is secured in operative position on shaft 76 by the screw 87. It will be seen that lever 29 may be adjusted in any position on said shaft and then clamped thereto by the set screw 87.

As has been said the Geneva arm 1.4 is carried on the sleeve 51. This Geneva arm engages the Geneva wheel mounted on the shaft 54, through the coperation of the the parts operated therethrough are station` ary. On the same shaft 54 with the Geneva wheel l5, and adapted .to rotate with said shaft, is a gear wheel16, located on the outer side of frame member 1A. This gear wheel `engages the pinion 17 mounted on the shaft 59 which is adapted to rotate therewith.

The pinion 17 (Fig. 4) is provided with an arm 17', which is connected by the shoulder screw 70 to the link 35 and which in turn is connected at `its other end to the shoulder Stnd 86, the inner side"` of which stud 36 is secured to the slide 37. The operation of 1 the gear wheel 16 (Fig. 7) upon the pinion 17 gives the arm 17 alcrank movement .and the stud 36 a reciprocal movement 1n the "slot 36'. A spring 86 is secured at one end inthe frame of the machine and at the other endtothe stud 86. The gear wheel 16 bears the ratio of one to two with the pinion 17 "so that upon one revolution of the gear l rapidly draws back into the position shown` wheel16 the pinion 17 performs two revolutions. Uponthe Geneva arm roller 95 leaving its immediately previously engaged scallop 8l, the counterbalancing spring 86 `inlfig. 7 andFig. 5, the stud 36 and all mechanism infiuenced by its movement. When in this position the Geneva Wheel 15 has tnrned a quarter; of a revolution and the Geneva armroller 95 commences the engagementof another scallop 81 of the Geneva wheel 15. i

The mode of operation ofthe machine is as follows: The machine may be driven i from any suitable source, and in the drawings Inhave shown an electric motor 89 for this purpose. This motor isprovided with a `driving pinion 90 which gears with the gear wheel 91. Carried by this gear wheel" 91 `is a `pinion 921 which meshes with the gear wheel 93 onthemain` driving shaft 53 of the machine. ItA will be seen thatthe gear 91 and pinion 92 are compensating elementsin the transmission of power from the motor to main driving shaft 53. This main driving shaft operates directly the sprocketwheel46 and the ratchet wheel 12 whichare in continuous motion while the machine is in operation. `The fsprocket wheel 46 drives the sprocketchain 8O over another sprocket wheel 47 on the'shaft 75, upon which is `splined the pulley 49. Over `this pulley, Vand controlled thereby, travels the` carrier belt G which, being driven directly from the main driving shaft 53 is in continuous motion While the machine is bef onto the bracket 6 which issupported on the standard `4. H A second `bracket 5 is shown supported on this samestandard 4. These brackets 5 and 6.are provided with recesses E and F respectively, into which the cutting element 42 respectively retires .after each stroke. "The commodity is then fed onto the platforms 27 and 27 one of which is positioned on one side of carrier belt C and `the other of which is positioned onthe otherside of carrier belt C. These platforms descri'be an arcuate path being carried below the said carrier belt C and de-` positing on saidjbelt the section of comn inodity which has just been cut. Before thiscommodity is deposited on the carrier belt C and fwhile the same is resting on the platforms 27 and 27 and traveling with said platforms, `the said commodity presses against the lever 29 which is secured to shaft 7 6, and shifts said lever, rocking said shaft therewith. The lever 62being also secured to "said shaft 7 6 is also rocked, and carried therewith is the pawl 7 which connects'with the pin 8 secured 'to the slide 2 and moves the said slide in the same directionasthe moving commodity. Theipin 84 `stationed in the` frame of the machine cooperates` with the curved portion of the pawlor latch 7 to `move this `latch out of engagement with the pin 8 at or near the limit "of` its movement in order that the.` spring 85 when'eam 18 permits may actuate the" latch and lever 62 to return the lever 291to its lowermost or operative position. The release of the latch 7 from engagement `With the pin 8 is necessary in order that the further movement imparted to the lever `29 bythe cam 18, levers 21, 22, etc., may take place while the slide is moving. The locking lever 9 being in engagement at its forked end with the pin 8 is swung ont of contact with thepawl lever 10 and as a1 result the pin 100 connecting with said pawl wheel 15, moving this wheel one-quarter of a turn. As a result the movement of this Geneva wheel gives a quarter movement to the gear wheel 16 both of which wheels are splined to the shaft 54. The gear wheel 16, having twice the peripheral circumference of the gear wheel 17, with which it meshes, gives the gear wheel 17 a onehalf turn, to the quarter turn given to the gear wheel 16, thus swinging the crank 17 to its opposite position and carrying with it the slide 37 and its attachments including the cutting element 42.

VVihile this cutting operation is taking place the cams 18 and 19 which are splined to the sleeve 57 are given motion from the sleeve 51 on the main driving shaft 53 through the gear wheel 41 meshing with and of the same size as the gear wheel 20, which is also splined to the sleeve 57, said motion being controlled by the engagement of the pawl 11 with the ratchet wheel 12. The cam 19 controls the raising and lowering of the platforms 27, 27 above and below the rapidly moving belt C, one of these platforms being on each side of the said belt. This motion is timed so that the platforms 27, 27 will lower the commodity onto the rapidly moving belt C as soon as it is cut by the perpendicular movement of the cutting element 42.' The platforms however are given a forward movement when in their npper position corresponding with the forward movement of the cutting element 42 so that while the commodity to be cut is on said platforms moving at a very much reduced speed from that of the carrier belt C, the cutting operation is taking place. As has been above pointed out the bracket 34 supports the standards for the cutting element 42 in such manner as to permit a rocking movement so as to effect a straight cut through the moving commodity subject to this operation. The cam 19 is also so shaped that the platforms 27, 27 are given an arcuate movement about an imaginary axis. That is, these platforms are carried in the greater part of their travel when below the belt in a direction opposite to that of its movement, and when above the belt in the direction of the movement thereof, but at a very much reduced rate of speed from that of the belt, the movement of these platforms being timed with the vertical movement of the cutting element 42.

Cam 18 which is also mounted on the sleeve 57 controls the speed of movement of the lever 29 through the links 21, 22 and 26 being so timed that when the commodity has been cut oif into its predetermined length the lever 29 will be accelerated in its movement out of Contact with the commodity and raised high enough for the commodity to pass under and be rapidly moved away by itsv contact with belt C upon the platforms 27, 27 being lowered 'below the said belt. The operation of these cams is such that upon the commodity being cut oft1 and passed out of the machine the parts of the machine are all returned to their initial position, except the cutting element 42 Vand its standards; the said cutting element being in a diametrically opposite position so that upon the further movement of the machine it will cut the commodity in the opposite direction from that of its last movement. That is, Vthe cutting element is adapted to operate to cut off one length in its downward movement, and to cut oft' another length in its upward movement.

To Yrecapitulate, the commodity is fed through the nozzle S8 onto the twin platforms 27 and 27 which are located at this time above the plane of the carrier belt V C and circulate at each side thereof. The platforms move slowly as compared with the carrier belt C and with a movement which corresponds with the movement of the slide 2 so as to enable the cutting element, carried on the bracket 34 and its Vattachments to make a straight cuty of the commodity. W'hen the commodity has been cut, the platforms 27 and 27 in their circular movement fall below the rapidly moving` belt C. Before this happens, however, the commodity engages lever 29 and presses the same forward and in the manner described through the latch 7, the pin 8 in the slide 2, and the locking lever 9 releases the pawl lever 10, throws the spring actuated pawl 11 into engagement with the ratchet wheel 12 mounted on the shaft 53. This action puts into operation the pawl disk 13 mounted on the sleeve 51 which carries with it the Geneva arm 14 and the' gear wheel 44 which are also splined to the sleeve 51. The Geneva arm 14 engages the Geneva wheel 15 giving it one-quarter of a turn and the gear wheel 16 splined to the same shaft asthe Geneva wheel 15 is given onefquarter of a turn and draws down the cutting element 44 to its lowermost position through the crank lever 17 which is given a half turn, the stud 36, the bracket 37 and the supports 31 and 32 for. the cutting element. While this action is taking place, the gear wheel 44 acts upon the gear Wheel 20, splined to the sleeve 57 and rotates the cams 18 and 19 which are splined to the same sleeve 57. The cam 19 controls the circular action of the platforms 27 and 27' as described and the cam 18 moves the lower lever 29 away from the moving commodity through the levers 21, 22 and 26 until the downward path of said cam is broughtinto contact with the roller 69 when the springV 85 returns these parts to their original posi-V tion, through the action of pin A in lever. 62, which extends over the slide 2 and engages the same.

While these parts just described are thus acting, thelatch 7 draws the slide 2 so as topermt the cutting of the commodity by j ,42 moving with the commoditythrough the travel ofthe brackets and 6 attached to Y thesaid slide 2. When the cutting element reaches the downward or upward position ltheroller 69 on the cam 18 reaches the down- Ward path of said cam and the counterbalancing spring 86 draws these parts back to the original position as shown in Fig. 7.

The depending lever 29 is adjustable on shaft 7 6 by set screw 87, and provides means for varying the length and weight of the commodity to be cut.

`In. the above description and theaccompanying drawings I have shown the preferable embodiment of my invention but I do notwish to be confined to the disclosure therein contained but what I desire to cover by Letters Patent is set forth in the .appended claims.

"Claims:

l. In a cutting machine, a cutting ele ment, standards for said cutting element,

a supporting shaft suitably mounted to rockably support said cutting element and its standards means for vertically reciproeating saidstandards and cutting element, means for rocking said cutting element and standards while in perpendicular motion, suitably supported brackets having grooves between which said cutting element is adapted to reciprocate and retire in the said grooves, and means for returning said brackets to initial position after each cutting operation. 0

`2.".In"a cutting machine, a cutting` element, supports for said` cutting element, a

supporting shaft suitably `mounted to rock ably support said cutting element and its supports, means for vertically reciprocating said supports and cutting element, and means forrocking said cutting` element and supports while inA perpendicular motion,

-suitably supported reciprocating brackets having grooves between which said cutting element is adapted to reciprocate and retire into said grooves, and means for returning said brackets to initial position after each cutting operati-oma carrier belt and means to operate the same, a platform on each side of said `carrier belt, and means to circulate saidplatforms around the sides of said carrier belt above and below the plane thereof, said platforms moving in the same direction as saidfcarrier belt when above the plane thereof and partly in the same direction as said `carrier belt when below the plane thereof."

Ina cutting machine, a cutting element, supports for said cutting element, a supporting shaft suitably mounted to rockably support said cutting element and its supports, means for vertically reciprocating said supports and cutting element, and means for rocking said cutting element and supports while in perpendicular motion,

suitably supported reciprocating brackets having grooves between which said cutting element is adapted to reciprocate and retire into said grooves, and means for returning said brackets to initial position after each cutting operation, a carrier belt andmeans to operate the same, a platform on each side i of said carrier belt, and means to circulate said platforms around the sides of said carriei belt above and below the planethereof, said platforms moving in the same direction as said carrier belt when above the 4by the engagement of said lever by saidV commodity to accelerate said lever out of the path of said commodity.

Il. In a cutting machine, a cutting element, standards for said cutting element, a supporting shaft for said standards, a journal in `which said supporting shaft is rockablyf supported, a bracket to support said journal, guides for said bracket, a studsecured to said bracket, a crank arm, a link connecting said stud to said crank arm, a pinion ladapted to operate said crank arm, a gear `to operate said pinion, a Geneva wheel, a shaft to which said gear and said Geneva wheel are keyed, and means for operating said gear wheel intermittently so as to turn said crank substantially one-h`alf a revolution, and a counterbalance for returning said crank and its controlled parts to initial position. 5. In a cutting machine, a cutting 'element, standards for saidcutting element, a

supporting shaft for said standards, a jour-V nal in which .said supporting shaft is rockably supported, a bracket to support said journal, guides for said bracket, a stud se` curedto said bracket, a crank arm, a link connecting said stud to said crank arm, `a pinion adapted tooperate said crank arm, aV gear adapted to operate said pinion a Ge` neva wheel, a shaft to which said gear and Geneva wheel are keyed, a pawl disk` and means to rotate same, a Geneva arm adapted to engage said Geneva wheel, a sleeve` to which said pawl disk and Geneva arm` are keyed, said Geneva arm coperating with said` Geneva wheel to rotate said Geneva wheel "intermittently so as to move said crank substantially one-half a revolution and counterbalance for returning said crank and its controlled parts to initial position.

' plane thereof and partly in the saine direc- 6. In a cutting machine, a cutting element, standards for said cutting element, a supporting shaft for said standards, a Journal in which said supporting shaft is rockably supported, a bracket to support said journal, guides for said bracket, a stud secured to said bracket, a crank arm, a link connecting said stud'to said crank arm, a. pinion adapted to operate said .crank arm, a gear adapted to operate said pinion, a Geneva Wheel, a. shaft to which said gear and Geneva Wheel are keyed, pawl disk and means to rotate same, a Geneva arm adapted to engage said Geneva Wheel, asleeve to Which said paivl disk and Geneva arm are keyed, said Geneva arm cooperating with said Geneva Wheel to rotate said Geneva Wheel intermittently so as to move said crank substantially one-half a revolution, a spring connected at one end in the frame of the machine and at the other With said stud adapted to be distended and released when said crank has described substantially one-half a revolution, the tension of said sp 1ing drawing back said stud and controlled parts to initial position.

7. In a cutting machine, a cutting element, standards for said cutting element, a supporting shaft for said standards, a journal in Which said supporting shaft is rockably supported, a bracket to support said journal, guides for said bracket, a stud secured to said bracket, a crank arm, a link connecting said stud to said crank arm, a pinion adapted to operate said crank arm, a gear to operate said pinion, a Geneva Wheel, a shaft to which said gear and said Geneva Wheel are keyed, a paivl disk, a. Ge-

neva arm, a sleeve to which said pavvl disk and Geneva arm are keyed, said Geneva arm being adapted to coperate with said Geneva vvheel and give it intermittent motion, a paivl mounted on said pavvl disk, a ratchet Wheel, said paivl being adapted to engage VWith and be released from said ratchet wheel, and a main driving shaft, said ratchet Wheel being keyed to said main driving shaft.

8. In a cutting machine, a cutting element, standards for said cutting element, a supporting shaft for said standards, a journal in which said supporting shaft is rocki ably supported, a bracket to support said journal, guides for said bracket, a stud secured to said bracket, a crank arm, a link connecting said stud to said crank arm, a pinion adapted to operate said crank arm, a gear to operate said pinion, a Geneva Wheel, a shaft to which said gear and said Geneva Wheel are keyed, a pavvl disk, a Geneva'arm, a sleeve to which said patvl disk and Geneva arm are keyed, said Geneva armbeingl adapted to coperate with said Geneva Wheel and give it intermittent motion, a paivlmounted on said paWl disk, a ratchet Wheel, said paivl being adapted to engage With and be released from said ratchet Wheel, a main driving shaft, said ratchet Wheel being keyed to said main driving shaft, a gear mounted on the pawl disk sleeve, a second rotatable sleeve having cams mounted thereon, a gear mounted on said cam sleeve adapted to mesh with the gear mounted on the paivl disk sleeve, commodity receiving platforms, a link extending from oneof said cams to said commodity receiving` platforms, said cam being adapted to control and give a circular movement to said platforms, a carrier belt and mounting means therefor, each of said platforms being adapted to rotate on each side of said carrier belt above and the rotation of said platforms being in the same direction as said carrier belt when above the plane thereof, and partly in the same direction' as said carrier belt when belon7 the plane thereof, a second cam mountj ed on the aforesaid cam sleeve, a rocking shaft and a depending projection mounted thereon over said carrier belt, links extending from said second cam to said rocking shaft adapted to control the rocking thereof and accelerate the movement of said de-k.

pending projection.

9. In a cutting machine, a cutting element assembly, comprising a cutting element, standards for said cutting element, a supporting shaft mounted to rockably support said cutting element and its standards, means for vertically reciprocatingY said cutting element assembly, a slide and mountingmeans therefor said slide being adapted to reciprocate horizontally,brackets having grooves mounted on said slide, said'slide being provided With a vertical groove, eoperating means between the groove of said slide and the cutting element assembly so as to control the horizontal movement of said cutting element assembly in its vertical motion.

10. In a cutting machine, having a cutting element assembly comprising a cutting ele-l ment, standards for said cutting element, and a supporting shaft suitably mounted to rockably support said cutting element and its standards, means for verticclly reciprocating and for rocking said cuttingelement assembly, a carrier belt and means for operating the same, platforms on each side of said carrier belt and means for rotating saidl ties, a shaft on which said depending projection is mounted, a lever, mounted on said shaft, a latch connected to said` lever and adapted to 'be controlled thereby, a slide suitably mounted to move horizontally and having a projection therefrom adapted to be engaged by said latch, means for` moving' said latch out of engagement with said projection, a locking lever controlled by said sleeve and gear and camskeyed thereto said gear being adapted to be controlled by the gear on the rst mentioned sleeve, links connecting one of said. cams with the aforesaid depending projection extending into the pathway of the commodity, a shaft adapted to support said projection, a spring connected at one end`in the frame of the machine and at the other to the aforesaid second depending' lever, the aforesaid cam being provided with an enlarged portion and a reduced portion, said springbeing `released while the enlarged portion is acting and distended when the reduced portion is acting in which latter case the said spring draws back the second depending lever `together with all parts controlled thereby to initial position.

11. In a cutting machine, having a cutting element assembly comprising a cutting element, standards for said cutting element, and a supporting shaft suitably mounted to rocka'bly support said cutting element and its standards, means for vertically reciproeating said cutting element assembly means j for horizontally reciprocating said cutting element assembly simultaneously with its vertical movement, platforms adapted to receive a commodity to be cut, carrier means to carry the commodity out of the machine, means to circulate the aforesaid platforms on either side of said carrier means above and below the plane of the same, in the direction of the movement of said carrier means when above the plane thereof, and partly in the same direction as said carrier belt when below the plane thereof, means to operate said carrier means, a projection eX- tending into the pathway of the commodity, a shaft adapted to support said projection and means to adjust the position of sai-d projection on said shaft for the purpose of varying the length and weight of the commodity passing through the machine, and means to accelerate the said projection out of the path of said commodity upon the engagement of said commodity with said projection.

LEE BLE'IER.

Witnesses:

JACOB TANNENBAUM, E. C. MCCORMACK.

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